South Asia

In 2016, the International Year of Pulses, IFPRI developed a new methodology for computing India’s minimum support price for pulses that takes risk and ecosystem services into account. IFPRI’s work was incorporated into a government committee report that has led to policy changes for pulses, including an increase in the minimum support price and creation of a buffer stock to ensure stable prices.

To scale up climate-smart agriculture, an IFPRI team worked closely with governments in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, providing empirical evidence for policies and capacity building of key stakeholders.